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"A team of designers see the Schweeb not only as a
vehicle of amusement, but as an environmentally-friendly replacement for
personal motor vehicles in traffic congested cities.
According to their website, it takes only half the energy of a regular bike and 1/3 the energy of a mountain bike to pedal, since it is enclosed and there isn’t the rolling resistance of the tires to compensate for. For even great efficiency, Schweebs can be linked together for less air resistance, and more pedal power.
According to their website, it takes only half the energy of a regular bike and 1/3 the energy of a mountain bike to pedal, since it is enclosed and there isn’t the rolling resistance of the tires to compensate for. For even great efficiency, Schweebs can be linked together for less air resistance, and more pedal power.
The Schweeb brochure claims the pod can easily attain speeds of 31
mph (50 kph). They also claim that the average speed in London of a car
is just 8 mph, the same speed it was a 100 years ago in 1908."
